CHAPTER 18Craig NewmarkFounder, craigslist

Photo by Gene X. Hwang

In 1995, Craig Newmark started an email list to publicize events in San Francisco. As "Craig's List" grew in popularity, he switched from a mailing list to a website and added categories. Without consciously realizing it, he was about to take a big bite out of the classified ad business.

In 1999, Newmark decided it was time to morph craigslist.org from a hobby into a real business. Jim Buckmaster joined on as lead programmer and CTO in early 2000, and was promoted to CEO later that year.

Dedicated to his mission of building a community on the Internet, Newmark has held fast ...

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